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January 29, 2007

"Thorpe did not win because of his height (Popov was taller), or his feet (which
ensured a stupendous kick), but because he was driven. And that drive has
dissipated. Fans may feel bereft, believing he had one more Olympics to
completely halt the argument on the greatest swimmer ever, but you sense Thorpe
was never driven by that. To himself he had nothing left to prove in the water." ---Great Ian Thorpe post by Philomath. Worth reading the entire entry on the blog.

January 28, 2007

OhGizmo writes about a new hot tub liner that can give you an instant hot tub in your pool. It connects to a backyard pool heater. The liner is like a tub floating in your pool. Excerpt: "If you’ve already got a backyard pool but at times would prefer the warmth of a
hot tub then the Hot Pod is the way to go. It’s basically a floating hot tub
made of flexible but sturdy “heavy duty” nylon that connects to your pool’s
already existing heater system." I found this Hot Pod for $589. Any reviews yet?

January 25, 2007

"As a swimmer he is the greatest athlete I've ever worked with or watched and
I'd be very surprised if he doesn't reappear, in fact I hear rumours about that
already."--Bill Sweetenham, the Australian in charge of British swimming, speaking about Ian Thorpe

January 19, 2007

From Celebslam: Pink (aka Alecia Moore) is mourning the loss of her bulldog, Elvis, after he
drowned in her backyard pool. Given to her by friend Lisa Marie Presley, Pink
had described the dog as being “like a child” to her. From Splash
News:

“Pink went to run an errand and left Elvis in the backyard of her L.A.
mansion,” said a source. “An hour later she returned and found him floating in
her swimming pool. She tried to see if he could be resuscitated, but there was
no luck.

January 17, 2007

One swimmer working to be a high school state champion, in Indiana, aims for 12,000 yards a day on a tough training day. Excerpt from an article on Sara Decker:

"And so Decker trains. A normal day of training includes about 6,000 to 7,000
yards of swimming. A day of intense training means 12,000 yards. That is nearly
seven miles through the water.

The one thing she recalls above all else about the records she set, aside
from the deep sense of pride, was the burning in her legs during the race. More,
even, than usual, because she has not yet tapered her training to optimize her
times for the end of the season.

She says that pain makes it more satisfying when her teammates and family are
there to applaud her, and that was especially true of the relay record."

January 14, 2007

Can a pool be built to help swimmers swim fast? Read more about the pool planned for the world championships, in Melbourne. From The Age:

"The pool itself will be a record: the biggest temporary pool constructed.
Having taken six weeks to be transported from Spain to Melbourne in 40 shipping
containers, it will be erected from the first week of February.

Built by the AstralPool company, it will take three weeks to assemble the
three-metre deep, 50 x 25 pool, and the company's marketing director, Pedro
Arrebola, said everything possible had been done to appease those with a need
for speed."